SCARED OF SANTA

Here's looking at you, kid

December 02, 2007

This is the third year of Q's Scared of Santa feature, and each time we get enough hilarious submissions to fill St. Nick's mailroom. So we decided to print our favorites throughout December, climaxing with our winners on Dec. 23. We open our series with a Santa who clearly wants to be buddies, but Spencer Thompson, 1, of Dixon, Ill., has enough friends, thank you. And our thanks to parents Bob and Michelle for sending this 2006 shot.

Perhaps you have a Bored With Santa photo, or a Really Scary Santa photo. Doesn't matter; if it's funny and it features kids and Santa, we want it. Load your jpeg on your e-sleigh and send it by noon Dec. 14 to santaphotos@tribune.com. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number and tell us who's in the picture, who they are to you and when it was taken.

For more photos, check out our Web gallery at chicago tribune.com/santa.